The killing of a senior commander affiliated with Saudi Arabia in Yemen Yemeni news sources reported today that one of the senior field commanders of mercenaries affiliated with Saudi Arabia was killed during the conflict with the Yemeni army. These sources announced that this leader was killed in the west of the city of Taiz, his name was "Abd al-Basit al-Naqib" who is one of the natives of Taiz. Al-Naqib was the commander of the battalion known as "Rapid Reaction in the 17th Brigade". He is one of the top commanders of Saudi mercenaries in Taiz.